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| Bainbridge River | |
|---|---|
 Map of Saskatchewan River drainage basin | |
  Location of the river's mouth in Saskatchewan  Bainbridge River (Canada) | |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Rural municipality | Hudson Bay No. 394 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Twin Lakes |
| • location | Pasquia Hills |
| • coordinates | 53°30′32″N 102°13′44″W / 53.5088°N 102.229°W |
| Mouth | Whitepoplar Creek |
• location | Saskatchewan River Delta |
• coordinates | 53°33′00″N 101°59′02″W / 53.55004°N 101.9838°W |
| Basin features | |
| Progression |
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| River system | Saskatchewan River |
Bainbridge River[1] is a river in the RM of Hudson Bay No. 394 in Saskatchewan, Canada. It begins at Twin Lakes[2] in the Pasquia Hills[3] and flows east to Whitepoplar Creek at the southern edge of the Saskatchewan River Delta. Along the river's course, it flows through a fossil bonebed, the Bainbridge River Ecological Reserve,[4] crosses Highway 9, and runs past Mountain Cabin Recreation Site.[5] It meets Whitepoplar Creek[6] near Helldiver Lake.[7] Whitepoplar Creek is a tributary of Waskwei River.
Bainbridge River Ecological Reserve
[edit]The Bainbridge River Ecological Reserve covers 10.36 square kilometres (4.00 sq mi) and was established in 2004. The reserve begins at Bainbridge River on the west side of Highway 9 and follows the river upstream encompassing much of the gully that the river flows through.[8]
Bainbridge River Bonebed
[edit]Along the course of the river, there is a fossil bonebed (53°28′50″N 102°14′28″W / 53.4806°N 102.241°W) from the Upper / Late Cretaceous (Mid-Cenomanian Event) period from between 99.6 – 93.5 Ma. The fossils are found in areas of mass wasting and mudstone outcrops. Some of the fossilised marine species found in the bonebed include pachyrhizodus minimus, ichthyodectes ctenodon, crow shark, ptychodus anonymus, enchodus gladiolus, and dallasiella willistoni.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Bainbridge River". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Twin Lakes". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ Beck, L. S. (1974). "Geological Investigations in teh Pasquia Hills Area" (PDF). Department of Mineral Resources, Province of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ↑ "Ecological Reserves in the Hudson Bay Area". Town of Hudson Bay. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Bainbridge River, Saskatchewan Map". Geodata.us. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Whitepoplar Creek". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ↑ "Helldiver Lake". Canadian Geographical Names Database. Government of Canada. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ↑ "Bainbridge River". ProtectedPlanet. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Collection: Bainbridge River Bonebed Saskatchewan, Canada". Mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Retrieved 24 November 2025.